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单词 big gun
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big gun
big gun n. (chiefly in plural) (a) a piece of heavy artillery; cf. great gun n. 1; (b) an important or powerful person; cf. great gun n. 2.
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society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > piece of artillery > [noun]
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1770 W. Young New Syst. Fortification 9 We will then cut down the trees, and let their big guns and batteries tumble into the ditch.
1834 Knickerbocker 3 439 The big guns of the nation are there.
1886 Echo 25 Sept. 4/3 The firing was continued with big guns, gatlings and rifles.
1969 Listener 8 May 634/2 They have so many big guns and mortars that they can lay continuous barrages on the Biafrans.
2001 FourFourTwo Aug. 92/3 Most of the very best players in Europe are still likely to choose Spain or Italy's big guns over a Premiership team.
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